GRAEME SMITH CONSULTING Hydroponic Consultancy Services ...

Practical Training Centre +
This centre in Ede (Holland) specialises in horticultural
training (being close to Wageningen, the centre of
horticultural research in the Netherlands).
PTC+ has purpose built greenhouses to demonstrate
technology & put into action their slogan “Learn by
Doing”.
They annually train 40,000 graduates (in 5 campuses),
have 450 employees and annual turnover of
US$28million
The group completed the ‘Advanced Horticultural
Course on Greenhouse Management’ (computerised
environmental control, substrates, water & fertiliser
management, greenhouse structures & cladding, crop
protection)
As part of the course, the group developed and tested an effective crop spray trolley suitable
for tall greenhouse crops (tomatoes,
capsicums, cucumbers, egg plants,
etc)
The resultant design is pictured
below
© Graeme Smith Consulting Page 11 of 26 June 2006